Fidelio

Story

Synopsis

Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro. In revenge, Pizarro has secretly imprisoned Florestan in the prison over which Pizarro is governor. The jailer of the prison, Rocco, has a daughter, Marzelline, and a servant (or assistant), Jaquino. Florestan's wife, Leonore, came to Rocco's door dressed as a boy seeking employment, and Rocco hired her. On orders, Rocco has been giving Florestan diminishing rations until he is nearly starved to death. Place: A Spanish state prison, a few miles from Seville Time: Late 18th century

Directors

Tiziano Mancini, Pier' Alli

Language

English

Release date

21 October 2006

Ensemble

Cast

• Carsten Stabell

  Don Fernando

• 

  Juha Uusitalo

  Don Pizarro

• 

  Peter Seiffert

  Florestan

• 

  Waltraud Meier

  Leonore

• 

  Matti Salminen

  Rocco

• 

  Ildikó Raimondi

  Marzelline

• Rainer Trost

  Jaquino

• Javier Agulló

  First Prisoner

• 

  Nahuel Di Pierro

  Second Prisoner

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  Zubin Mehta

  Self - Conductor